Story Line
Life in 1847 Paris is as spirited as champagne and as unforgiving as the gray morning after. In gambling dens and lavish soirees, men of means exert their wills and women turned courtesans exult in pleasure. One such woman is Marguerite Gautier, who begins a sumptuous romance with Armand Duval.
“You who are so young—where can you have learned all you know about women like me?”
Top Cast
Greta Garbo
Marguerite Gautier
Robert Taylor
Armand Duval
Lionel Barrymore
Monsieur Duval
Elizabeth Allan
Nichette
Jessie Ralph
Nanine
Henry Daniell
Baron de Varville
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Rating
7.0/ 10
Release Date
1936-12-26
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
DramaRomanceHistory
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User Reviews (2)
talisencrw
9/10
•3/23/2016Greta Garbo (I'm not objective in the slightest here, because she's my favourite actress ever) is astonishing as The Lady of the Camellias in this, the most well-known cinematic rendition of Alexandre Dumas' tragic story. In comparison to the 1921 si...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•6/19/2022Greta Garbo "Marguerite" is on wonderfully seductive form in this classy adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' story. She is the comfortably off courtesan kept by the wealthy "Baron de Varville" (Henry Daniell) who is introduced to the handsome "Armand" (Ro...